Thanks Brendan it was great. Winning some stuff didn't hurt either.Alot of the guys where pretty cool. I love the storys. That had me dying. I look forward to the next meeting. Thanks to everyone that I got to meet.

Glad that you liked the club setting... like a said there's some politics you have to get used to, but for the most part, it's all about fishing, conservation and youth... Great bunch of guys. You'll fit right in.

When you get some free time, give me a call so we can discuss the things that you will need to have for fishing tournaments. Here are just a few:

- Livewell (You can use a large cooler and a bilge pump)

- Culling Rings/ropes (these are numbered tags that are used to help you identify the various bass you have in your livewell, so you can cull smaller bass for larger bass once you have caught a limit)

- Coast Guard Safety Kit: The club requirements are in the tournament packet you received at the meeting

- A Scale for weighing your bass (I'd recommend some type of digital scale so you can get weight down to 100ths of a pound)

- Pad/Paper and Pen (Keep a little note book or something in a Ziploc bag so that you can write down the Tag# and corresponding weight of each bass you have in your livewell)

- A net! They are permitted, so why take the chance of losing a good fish at the side of the boat if you don't have to...

- "catch and release" fish treatment (this is an additive that helps keep your bass healthy in your livewell and it is required. Bass Pro Shops sells this stuff)